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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1902
Page
4
Policy language states coverage against death from accidental injury while travelling in any public conveyance by land or water under a term of an existing policy at the United States Casualty Co. office in New York City.
The Boston tragedy centers on Alice Newcomb and Donna Parker who died while canoeing on the Charles River at Dedham. Bates, a Bates Piano Co. salesman, survived after water exposure. Mrs. Newcomb’s husband was away. the two mourners clung to each other as details emerged.
On April 6 in West Warren a canoe capsized on a pond near No 1mill. Mrs Elizabeth McFarland Parker, newly married five months, drowned while her brother Robert McFarland tried to save her. He remained in the water until exhausted and was later rescued. The body was recovered after an hour with grappling irons.
The annual election of officers for 1902 03 chose Thomas Glynn as president Parker Murphy as vice president Clarence McCook as treasurer Alex Mitchie as financial secretary and Patrick Burke as recording secretary for the year.
Master brewers plan to recruit workers and reinstate former employees within two days to start plants, while strikers vow to resist. If vacancies persist after Wednesday, nonunion workers will fill them as the clash escalates, aiming to test the unions’ staying power.
The Bartenders Union Local 77 voted to not strike now and pledged support to the Brewery Workers Union and Brewery Firemen. Meetings at Kossuth Hall and Wells Memorial Hall heard strong reports from joint committee leaders urging conservative action and unity. A 2500 member fund with 6 yearly dues totals about 15000, reflecting deep financial backing and social influence in the labor movement.
Delegates from Blacksmiths Union 20 Teamsters 191 Garment Workers 174 Amalgamated Woodworkers 201 Upholsterers 63 and Carpet Upholsterers 7070 admitted at a Central Labor Union meeting. They unanimously adopted resolutions backing striking brewery workers and firemen, denouncing Boston master brewers and pledging support, with measures to inform New England central unions and to pursue union brewery conditions in Boston.
Labor Notes reports several union meetings. Teamsters Local No 1 at Brodbine Hall welcomed a large group with a sympathetic delegation from striking brewery workers and firemen, pledging not to handle non-union beer. Metal Polishers Local 95 reduces initiation to 8 dollars through May 1 and schedules a ball for April 18 at Paine Memorial Hall. International union aims for a nine hour day in May with reinstatement fee set at 25 dollars for non‑in good standing members. Park Department Assembly 7576 and K of L met at St Andrew's Hall, initiating 20 members. Financial aid approved for Freight Handlers 628 for New York New Haven Hartford strike workers awaiting old positions. State firemen executive board meets next Wednesday. local union meets Thursday at 987 Washington Street.
Apr 6 report from New Orleans shows the Cleveland Baseball Club returning to form with a 7 to 2 victory over the New Orleans Southern League team. Attendance was 3,600.
Jolly marketers arrive at South Station after a long trip from New York. Crowds cheer Aldermen and city fathers as Fatty Felix relays a cryptic message from Leary. The party rolls to Tonti Hall in twelve carriages amid band music and public homage.
Albert L. Hazeltine, 30, was found dead on Glendon Street at 4:30 am with a knife wound to the heart three-eighths of an inch long. James Granger, 69, Civil War veteran, is under arrest. Post mortem by Dr. A. H. Sturtevant and Dr. L. J. Crocker notes heart perforation and left chest blood fill.
The plasterers’ union and the Master Plasterers’ Association have agreed on a wage schedule for the coming year. Tallying 34 cents per hour with double overtime on Sundays and major holidays, time and a half on other holidays, and adjusted Saturday hours from 1 pm to 4 pm. Eight hours make a day Mon to Fri, seven on Saturday, with overtime rates for excess hours. A year's notice is required for changes, affecting about men.
Advertisement promoting Scott’s Emulsion to improve blood color and appetite, claiming better looks and health through regular use. Mentions free sample and Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street.
In Quincy on April 6 pastors across 28 churches announced gifts of $100 each from Henry H. Faxon, with $10 accompanying checks. Recipients include Catholic, Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Unitarian, Universalist, Episcopal, Swedish Finnish and Presbyterian congregations, totaling $225 per church for the year including Christmas. Faxon notes he has spent about $160,000 over 25 years on similar gifts and his reform bureau in Boston.
Rev. Dr. Charles Lorgan urged hospitality to visiting youth and urged joyful Sabbath observance. He described Sunday as a day of joy, advised special family activities, extra meals, and Sunday-only dress, and warned against gloom.
Rev. Mgr. Denis O Callaghan of South Boston spoke at Institute Hall Cambridge on Education and Beauty of Ireland to raise funds for a new Sacred Heart parochial school. He praised Irish educational progress, noting farm ownership gains and tenant unity against English landlords. Irish melodies were performed by Miss Catherine A White and Joseph Judge.
The semi military social group met at 687 Washington Street for a pleasant gathering. The evening featured a silk national color stand on a handsome staff topped by a golden eagle, presented by 8. Margolies and saluted by Captain Sigolove. About 150 members with wives and children attended.
The Boston Workingmen's Co operative Association held a concert and entertainment last evening at West End Union Hall drawing a large crowd. Performers included Misa Gerdezky Miss Shapiro Iss L Reissman Miss R Harris Mr Malkiel Mr Gordon Ir Goldstein Mr A Brownstein Mr Garofeky.
Caspar Kruger the eldest son of former President Kru ger along with two percent other relatives bearing the Kruger name have taken the oath of allegiance to Great Britain in Pretoria.
New York endured the driest Sunday in five years as police in the West Thirty-seventh Street precinct led a crackdown. Saloons reopened discreetly with improvised serving methods, while upper Harlem saloons closed for the first time in years. Total arrests reached 121 across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Richmond, and Queens, with emergency closures affecting small shops and hotels citywide.
April 6 report from New York details allegations that detectives Hennessy Finley Butler and McCafferty promised immunity in exchange for cash and a share of robberies. Cowenhoven of the New York Herald and thief Voullaire claim undercover meetings at Gotham Hotel to trap the men, who allegedly accepted small payments before arrest. District Attorney Jerome orders a full investigation as officers deny malicious intent and say they were duped.
A panel discusses American students studying abroad with Julia Ward Howe Edwin D Mead Samuel Capen and others weighing benefits and risks Their views cover Americanization of Europe and the aim to unite Anglo Saxon nations through education Rhodes funds and international exchange are debated as a future trend in higher learning and national character.
Scranton's six months street car strike ends as workers agree to return tomorrow after signing a contract with General Manager Silliman and the strikers' executive board. All men to be rehired with a wage increase. New pay scale raises minimum from 14 to 17 cents per hour and maximum from 19 to 1912 cents, extending the wage-earning period from five to three years.
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